El Cid



La Casa del Cubo 16thc facade

Burgos was such an interesting city.  It is famous not just for the Cathedral but also as the birthplace of “El Cid” the famous military leader and hero in medieval Spain.  He was called El Cid the Lord by the Moors and Campeador by the Christians. He and his wife are entombed in the Cathedral de Santa Maria where there is a larger than life-size painting of him.  He was a very handsome man…looked nothing like Charlton Heston. On leaving the next morning, we past the Solar el Cid, a monument built on the spot where he lived. Just some scenes of the city and the alburgue where we stayed.